Tag
military technology
October 08, 2021
Alfred Nobel, Technology, and the End of War
By Jacob Parakilas
The namesake of the famous prize believed that more destructive weapons would make war unthinkable. Few people believe that anymore – but we have new delusions to contend with.
July 08, 2021
Donald Rumsfeld, Technical Innovation, and the Scarcity Mindset
By Jacob Parakilas
A more expensive weapon is not necessarily a more useful weapon; and a more useful weapon is not necessarily the decisive factor in a conflict.
June 25, 2021
Is There Anything New Under the Technological Sun?
By Jacob Parakilas
Even categories of military technology that seem novel, like UAVs, are actually refinements of previous forms, rather than a wholly new innovation.
July 09, 2019
Is China Pulling Off Its Own ’Offset’ Strategy?
By Robert Farley
If China has an offset strategy of its own, what’s it about?
April 24, 2019
China’s Rise and Modern Military Technology: Part II
By Andrea Gilli and Mauro Gilli
The US is still unrivaled in stealth technology. Will China ever be able to catch up?
April 08, 2019
China’s Rise and Modern Military Technology: Part I
By Andrea Gilli and Mauro Gilli
What are the proper historical analogies to use when analyzing China's military-technological rise in recent decades?
March 08, 2019
Is China’s Path to Military Parity With the US Through Intellectual Property Theft Doomed?
By Robert Farley
A new article turns conventional wisdom on competitive military modernization on its head.
March 06, 2019
Andrea and Mauro Gilli on Why China Can't Steal Its Way to Military-Technological Superiority
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Why industrial espionage and reverse engineering military technology will yield less and less benefits in the 21st century.
December 03, 2018
The Uncertain Future of Warfare
By Leopold Schmertzing
Some of the main uncertainties pertaining to warfare for the next decade.
September 05, 2018
Digging Into China's 'Tactical' Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicle Program
By Raymond Wang
A new document provides the first primary source evidence of a Chinese hypersonic boost-glide vehicle program.
July 09, 2018
The Trade, Legal, and Institutional Implications of 3D Printing in the Indo-Pacific
By Robert Farley
Will 3D printing transform the geoeconomics of the Indo-Pacific?
July 03, 2018
3D Printing Is Here to Disrupt Asia's Security Order
By Robert Farley
The Indo-Pacific won't be immune to the effects of 3D printing.
Page 1 of 2